Devise
[dɪ'vaɪz]
解释:
(noun.) (law) a gift of real property by will.
(noun.) a will disposing of real property.
(verb.) give by will, especially real property.
编辑:利拉--From WordNet
解释:
(v. t.) To form in the mind by new combinations of ideas, new applications of principles, or new arrangement of parts; to formulate by thought; to contrive; to excogitate; to invent; to plan; to scheme; as, to devise an engine, a new mode of writing, a plan of defense, or an argument.
(v. t.) To plan or scheme for; to purpose to obtain.
(v. t.) To say; to relate; to describe.
(v. t.) To imagine; to guess.
(v. t.) To give by will; -- used of real estate; formerly, also, of chattels.
(v. i.) To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider.
(n.) The act of giving or disposing of real estate by will; -- sometimes improperly applied to a bequest of personal estate.
(n.) A will or testament, conveying real estate; the clause of a will making a gift of real property.
(n.) Property devised, or given by will.
(n.) Device. See Device.
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同义词及近义词：
v. a. [1]. Contrive, invent, imagine, plan, scheme, project, brew, concert, concoct, COMPASS.[2]. Bequeath, demise, leave, give by will.
n. Bequest, legacy.
录入:罗莎莉
同义词及反义词：
SYN:Contrive, plan, maneuvre, concert, manage
ANT:Miscontrive, mismanage
校对:莫蒂默
解释:
v.t. to imagine: to scheme: to contrive: to give by will: to bequeath.—v.i. to consider scheme.—n. act of bequeathing: a will: property bequeathed by will.—adj. Devis′able.—ns. Devis′al; Devisē′ one to whom real estate is bequeathed; Devis′er one who contrives; Devis′or one who bequeaths.
手打:罗莎琳德
例句:
- He found it necessary to devise a new system. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- And why it was not done already she could not devise, for Miss Crawford certainly wanted no delay. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
- It is the constructive, creative power which raises man above the level of the beast and enables him to devise and fashion wonderful inventions. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- If you err wilfully, I shall devise a proportionate punishment. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- For months I sought to devise methods to inform Carthoris of my whereabouts. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
- Second--To devise an electric lamp that would give about the same amount of light as a gas jet, which custom had proven to be a suitable and useful unit. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- What one man can consciously devise, other men can understand. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
- Many special tools, particularly those designed for _bicycle work_, have been devised, as exhibited by patent to Hillman, August 11, 1891, No. 457,718. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- To overcome these three disturbing factors a very ingenious form of balance has been devised. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- Various cut-offs have been devised. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- In 1800 Mears devised a machine employing shears. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- And yet most of us accept as a matter of course the stream which gushes from our faucet, or give no thought to the ingenuity which devised a means of forcing water upward through pipes. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- A very delicate blade devised for very delicate work. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
- In 1810 Sir Robert Seppings, surveyor of the English navy, devised and introduced the system of diagonal bracing. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- And yet some of the brightest intellects of the century have been engaged in devising means to accomplish the result, and all are not yet agreed as to which is the best way. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- Emphasis is placed upon the devising, adapting, constructing faculties. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
- Their work is in the shops, devising improvements that will make the airship safer and better fitted for commercial uses. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
- If I had contemplated interposing any remonstrance of my own humble devising, I might possibly have still hesitated. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- Most of the time he was monkeying with the batteries and circuits, and devising things to make the work of telegraphy less irksome. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- At this present moment half a dozen of us are taking a private pleasure excursion of our own devising. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- From the early days when growing industry demanded more coal, inventors have been busy devising all sorts of safety appliances for the miner. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
整理:马文